Fairfield in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.0086, -91.9627
- Elevation
- 236 m above sea level
- Population
- 9 892
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1292 km away
- Same name
- 103 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Fairfield, Iowa, United States
Use this page to see what time it is in Fairfield, Iowa, United States — the America/Chicago zone applies there (−5).
Fairfield, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−5 · America/Chicago
Local time in Fairfield
UTC−5 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Fairfield, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:36 AM Solar noon 12:53 PM Sunset 6:09 PM Daylight 10 h 33 min Night 13 h 27 min Civil twilight 7:08 AM – 6:37 PM
Weather in Fairfield right now
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Fairfield and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 04937
- 05455
- 06824
- 06825
- 06828
- 07004
- 17320
- 24435
- 27826
- 32634
- 35064
- 40020
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Fairfield
- Fairfield California, United States
- Fairfield Connecticut, United States
- Fairfield Ohio, United States
- Fairfield New South Wales, Australia
- Fairfield British Columbia, Canada
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Jefferson County — 2.8 km
- Maharishi Vedic City — 5.6 km
- Whitefield (historical) — 7.0 km
- Beckwith — 8.2 km
- Bernhart — 8.8 km
- Libertyville — 9.4 km
About the time in Fairfield
Fairfield sits in the America/Chicago time zone, which runs at UTC−5. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Sunrise in Fairfield is at 7:36 AM today, and sunset comes at 6:09 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 33 min.
Neighbouring Jefferson County and Maharishi Vedic City keep the same hours as Fairfield.
12 postal codes divide Fairfield.
Questions and answers
- What time zone applies in Fairfield?
- In Fairfield, the applicable time zone is America/Chicago, with an offset of −5.
- Does Fairfield change its clocks twice a year?
- Daylight saving time in Fairfield: Yes.
- Which time marks sunrise in Fairfield?
- 7:36 AM marks sunrise.